PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. OA lE T IME G~OUP l. LOCATION Langley AFB, Virginia (3 iJitnesses) 3. SOUP.CE l~ti.1itary 10. CONCLUSION Astro (V~-JUS) i . NUMBER OF OaJECTS ~.t~HUS (RA 2).25, stellar r.ag - 4 . 3) at 115 deg azimuth 25 deg ele'. One t:>.t 091./)Z and at 125 deg azinruth and 35 deg elevation at 1100Z. 5. LENGTH OF OSSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 1 1/2 hours t.. TYPE OF oas=RVATION Ground- Vis:.: al _Stationary 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Object -.vas round, compared to a pea held at anns 1mgth. Object ''~as r e?o::-ted stationary at 110 deg azimuth and f:IJ deg_ e1evatic n . Object was observed for al::x:>ut 1 1/2 hours and did-;n-ot disappe.: r durL.-.g this time. FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TOE) Prntoua dlUOfta ot thh ,_ -F ~ un. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS 4500TH AIR BASE WING (TAC) LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, VIRGINIA 23365 Initial l~port of Investigation of UFO TO: AFSC (FTD) \~right-Patterson AFB 1. The folloiving infonnation is presented as directed by AFR 200-2 paragaph 14. a . Descri?tion of object: (1) Shape: Round (2) Size: Cor::pared to a pea held in the i1and at about ann's (3) Color: Bright white light . (4) Nunber: One. (5) Fonnation: None. (6) Discernible Features: None. (7) Tail, trail, or exhaust: None. (8) Sound: None. (9) Other Features : None. b. Description of Course of Object: (1) Coast ward personnel were standing routine \'latch. (2) Object report stationary at 110 degrees from the Coast G.ta.rci. C:.esapeakc Light Ship and 60 degrees above the horizon. (3) Tne object neithe r appeared nor disappeared during the observation. 1he object was visible all the \vi1ile t.~e observers (5) Tne object was observed from 0940 Zulu (0440 EST) t o lOSu Zulu (0550 EST), and again at 1100 Zulu ( 0600 EST). c. l'anner of Observation: (1) Ground-visual. (2) 7 x SO pO\ver binoculars 1vere used by Captain Cauley. d . Time and U:lte of Sighting : (2) Early T:-1ilight ( da\vn). e . Location of Ooserver: (1) Captain Ca;;ley \~as in the Langl ey AFI3 Control Tmvcr. (2) E-5 Snue (oaserver) was on the Chesapeake Light Ship. (3) E-3 Sto~:::aker (oosexver) Has at the Virgini a i3eaell Coast CUar..: St ation. f . Ide:1tiring In~onnation on Observer: (1) Captain T . E . Cauley, Jr., USAF, 4500 Air !3ase \liing Command Post Duty Officer, Langley AFfi, Virt,rinia. E- 5 Shue, U. S . Coast Guard, Chesapeake Light Ship, 5th Guard District, Portsmouth, Virginia. (3) E-3 Stor.tp:T'~er, USCG, Virginia l3each Coast Guard Statio.1., g. ~:eather and ,;inds: ( 1) Tne o~servers stated there \vas some cloudiness, but tJ1ey coulci see a brignt full moon as well as the o!Jject. 1~'1cy stated no otner s:.ars \vcr e visiole. (2) The Langley AFB flight weather facility reported the follm;ing data for 1000 Zulu, 8 ~larch 1966: Clouds: 8000 broken. Visibilitv: Nine miles. Temperature h . Astronomical Conditions: Captain D. J . ~!orris, USAF, 01ief of ~\avigator Tr.:Lining, 4500 Air Base \:ing Instrument Sd1ool, prov.iuccl follo~ing information: (1) The Plane t Venus coul d be seen on a true bearing of 115 to 125 degrees from t1e Langle y AFJ3 area. Also, Venus h'Ould be visiole from 10 t o 20 degrees above the horizon. Venus \/ould have ueea the only planet or star visible at the time of tne sig;1ting, and ..;ould nave appeared as a bright continuous glowing li!}1t. i . Interception .\ction Taken: None. j . Ti1is report \\"as prepared l>y First Lieutenant Roi.>ert R. Dockum, USAF, 4500 Air Base Sing Operations Division, Langley AF!3, Virginia. Tne c:.escription of ti1e o~Jject was given by E- 5 Shue and E-3 St ompillaker to i.:-5 Conn, USCG, ivilo was on duty at the 5th u. S. Coast GuarJ District, and passed the information to Captain Cauley. Captain Cauley, Uuty Officer, 4500 Air Base i\'ing Command Post, went to tne Langley AFB Control Tower to vie1v the object \vi th binocul a r s . Captain Cauley stated t."l.at tne object l ooked like t..~e "morning star," and 1-.ras certainly an astronom- ical ~ody. 1he iiwestigating officer, for this report, believes the ooject \,as the Planet Venus. Th~-large_errar jn .the_:rpp.Q_r.te~Jl~ight above t:.1e horizon WFJS probably because no neasuring instn.urents .\~e-rG FuR Tr ~ CO~ ZIA.'lDcR IOH~ A. ti.-\RR, Colonel, USAF puty Cor.lffialltler for Operations